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Deep Purple have announced a 2024 European and U.K. tour, called the = 1 More Time Tour. The British rock band, comprised of frontman Ian Gillan, bassist Roger Glover, drummer Ian Paice, keyboard player Don Airey, and guitarist Simon McBride, will perform in October and November. Jefferson Starship will be special guests on the Europe…

The Pretenders have announced dates for a summer tour of the U.S. in support of their latest studio album Relentless. The tour will feature 15 stops across North America in July and August. It will also overlap with the band’s appearances as special guests at select shows on Foo Fighters’ upcoming stadium tour. The trek…

As a result of brisk ticket sales and numerous sellouts, Kansas are adding a third and final leg to their 50th Anniversary Tour. The Another Fork in The Road Tour celebrates 50 years of the progressive rock band’s illustrious music history with concerts featuring two full hours of memorable hits, fan favorites and deep cuts…

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley’s memoir, titled “Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven And Hell,” will be released on October 8. Announcing the news via his Instagram page, Whibley wrote, “I am extremely honored and excited to announce that I have a memoir called ‘WALKING DISASTER, My Life Through Heaven and Hell’, which will be…

British musician Yungblud has announced his own music festival, Bludfest, featuring Lil Yachty, The Damned and more. The singer-songwriter will headline the one-day festival at Milton Keynes Bowl in Buckinghamshire, England, on August 11. The festival will also feature punk duo Soft Play, and singer-songwriters Nessa Barrett, Lola Young and Jazmin Bean. Tickets are on…

The Recording Academy has announced 10 recordings to be newly inducted to the Grammy Hall Of Fame as part of its 2024 inductee class and in celebration of its 50th anniversary. This year’s Grammy Hall of Fame additions, the first inductions since 2021, include four albums and six singles that exhibit qualitative or historical significance…

The Dead Daisies have announced the return Of drummer Tommy Clufetos for their 2024 U.S. Tour. As The Dead Daisies are hard at work in the studio crafting a brand new album, the first tour of 2024 will kick off on June 6 in New York. After playing 10 dates across the U.S., the rock…

SZA, Tyler, The Creator, Blink-182, The Killers, Future X Metro Boomin, Hozier, Stray Kids, Melanie Martinez and Skrillex are set to headline Lollapalooza 2024. The festival will also feature performances from Deftones, Tate McRae, Conan Gray, Reneee Rapp, Victoria Monet, and many more. The annual music celebration takes place August 1-4 with over 170 bands,…

The Who co-founder Roger Daltrey has announced a special semi-acoustic solo U.S. Tour. The tour will kick off on June 12 at Virginia’s renowned Wolf Trap at Filene Center. The nine-city run will wrap on June 29 at The Pavilion at Ravinia in Highland Park, Illinois. Grammy-nominated Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall and acclaimed, offbeat singer-songwriter…

The Black Keys have earned their seventh No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart thanks to “Beautiful People (Stay High).” “Beautiful People (Stay High)” rose to the top of the March 23-dated tally. The song becomes the duo’s first chart-topper since “Wild Child” led for two weeks in May 2022. Meanwhile, the song sits at…